Comments on: Schmenglish X http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/ your friend Rat Fink fires the neurons at random Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3497 Rat Fink Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:46 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3497 Sentence Gaol! Sentence Gaol!

]]> By: Stein http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3494 Stein Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3494 The Grammar Slammer? If y'ain't gone speak none good a'talkin', don't be opnin' dat mouf! The Grammar Slammer?
If y’ain’t gone speak none good a’talkin’, don’t be opnin’ dat mouf!

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3491 Rat Fink Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:57:04 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3491 I adore the FunDip! I adore the FunDip!

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3490 Rat Fink Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:21:30 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3490 We will agree to disagree, then. Interesting points you make. We will agree to disagree, then. Interesting points you make.

]]> By: Old-man-bones http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3489 Old-man-bones Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:39:08 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3489 Can you police language?? Good luck with that. My beef isn't with language, it's with grammar, which I believe is ever changing and serves as a general structure, in order to help people convey their thoughts within a particular language. Within that, though, is the right of each person to ignore certain rules, in the interest of 'correct expression'. We should be slaves to expressing ourselves properly, maybe, and not slaves to practically arbitrary rules which are as fleeting as what's happening on TMZ. As I said before, this pet peeve of yours with grammar is just fine by me, but it doesn't go beyond that in scope. Can you police language?? Good luck with that. My beef isn’t with language, it’s with grammar, which I believe is ever changing and serves as a general structure, in order to help people convey their thoughts within a particular language. Within that, though, is the right of each person to ignore certain rules, in the interest of ‘correct expression’. We should be slaves to expressing ourselves properly, maybe, and not slaves to practically arbitrary rules which are as fleeting as what’s happening on TMZ.

As I said before, this pet peeve of yours with grammar is just fine by me, but it doesn’t go beyond that in scope.

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3488 Rat Fink Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:16:40 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3488 Respectfully, OMB..."Something which is primary shouldn't be policed as though it has concrete rules"???? WTH??? Grammar is, in fact, not grounded in ontology. It's grounded in etymology. No one is saying you can't have your opinions. You're just as entitled to be wrong as anyone else. Respectfully, OMB…”Something which is primary shouldn’t be policed as though it has concrete rules”???? WTH???

Grammar is, in fact, not grounded in ontology. It’s grounded in etymology. No one is saying you can’t have your opinions. You’re just as entitled to be wrong as anyone else.

]]> By: Artilius Merchclod http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3487 Artilius Merchclod Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:14:45 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3487 Ha! Pixie Stix isn't bad. If I had to choose I would probably go with Fun Dip! http://thedomesticdiva.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/fundip.jpg Ha! Pixie Stix isn’t bad. If I had to choose I would probably go with Fun Dip!

http://thedomesticdiva.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/fundip.jpg

]]> By: Old-man-bones http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3486 Old-man-bones Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:41:58 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3486 I mean, really. What defines a nation *first*? Its language; its primary form of communication. Something which is primary shouldn't be policed as though it has concrete rules... No, it doesn't. Concrete rules are grounded in ontology. Grammar is not grounded in ontology. Its beauty is in its fluidity. In three years 'all the sudden' might be 'correct', and people will be blogging about you. I don't want to do it all over again, so: http://fakepalindrome.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/grammur-lessin/#comments You're entitled to your opinions about grammar but PLEASE don't assume we've ALL got our undies on too tight. I mean, really. What defines a nation *first*? Its language; its primary form of communication.

Something which is primary shouldn’t be policed as though it has concrete rules… No, it doesn’t. Concrete rules are grounded in ontology. Grammar is not grounded in ontology. Its beauty is in its fluidity. In three years ‘all the sudden’ might be ‘correct’, and people will be blogging about you.

I don’t want to do it all over again, so:

http://fakepalindrome.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/grammur-lessin/#comments

You’re entitled to your opinions about grammar but PLEASE don’t assume we’ve ALL got our undies on too tight.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3484 Suzanne Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3484 Confound it I had an articulate and compendious reply but I lost it. Was laughing at some of the silly responses. :) Dutch is also mangled but I think there's a good reason. With words like chocoladapasta and verblijfsvergunning (and those are short words) people don't really care. Also, people are upset that so much English is coming into the language. I don't mind that, you see. Confound it I had an articulate and compendious reply but I lost it. Was laughing at some of the silly responses. :)

Dutch is also mangled but I think there’s a good reason. With words like chocoladapasta and verblijfsvergunning (and those are short words) people don’t really care. Also, people are upset that so much English is coming into the language. I don’t mind that, you see.

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3483 Rat Fink Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:56:44 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3483 LOL Ya ding-dongs LOL

Ya ding-dongs

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3482 Rat Fink Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:54:04 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3482 And yet...it's true. Would you rather it be defined by Pixie Stix? Why yes, I think you would. And yet…it’s true. Would you rather it be defined by Pixie Stix? Why yes, I think you would.

]]> By: Rat Fink http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3481 Rat Fink Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:53:15 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3481 HAA AWESOME HAA AWESOME

]]> By: Artilius Merchclod http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3480 Artilius Merchclod Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:06:54 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3480 A nation is defined by its language? Sounds boring. A nation is defined by its language? Sounds boring.

]]> By: Mathew http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3479 Mathew Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:45:49 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3479 AAAHHHHHHH <b>*runs after squirrel*</b> AAAHHHHHHH *runs after squirrel*

]]> By: BoomR http://www.finkweb.org/schmenglish-x/#comment-3478 BoomR Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:43:05 +0000 http://www.finkweb.org/?p=8415#comment-3478 "Grammer Got Run Over By A Reindeer" Oh, wait... what were we talking about? OHMYGOSHLOOKIT’S**ANOTHER**SQUIRREL “Grammer Got Run Over By A Reindeer”

Oh, wait… what were we talking about? OHMYGOSHLOOKIT’S**ANOTHER**SQUIRREL

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